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    The peppered moth (Biston betularia) is a temperate species of night-flying moth. It is mostly found in the northern hemisphere in places like Asia, Europe...
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    The evolution of the peppered moth is an evolutionary instance of directional colour change in the moth population as a consequence of air pollution during...
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  • The Peppered Moth is a 2000 novel by English writer Margaret Drabble; it is her fourteenth published novel. The novel follows the fictional experiences...
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  • best remembered as an ardent supporter and champion of experiments on peppered moth evolution. The son of Fernand and Muriel Majerus, Michael Majerus took...
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  • Kettlewell's famous experiments on the evolution of melanism in the peppered moth, Biston betularia. The entomologist Michael Majerus discussed criticisms...
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    niches of moths. Before the industrial revolution, the most prominent phenotype in the peppered moth population was the lighter, speckled moths. They thrived...
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  • on the influence of industrial melanism on peppered moth (Biston betularia) coloration, showing why moths are darker in polluted areas. This experiment...
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    monacha (dark arches), but the most studied is the evolution of the peppered moth, Biston betularia. It is also seen in a beetle, Adalia bipunctata (two-spot...
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    lead to the creation of morphs, the most notable example being the peppered moth, whose evolutionary history in the United Kingdom is offered as a classic...
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  • Black moth or Black Moth can refer to: Arctornis l-nigrum, black V moth Ascalapha odorata, black witch moth Biston betularia, peppered moth Celiptera...
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